A). <span>unveiling the thoughts and actions of the character</span>
The abbreviation that's shown after a word in the dictionary tells you what part of speech the defined word is.
The word could be defined as a:
noun (n)
pronoun (pron)
adjective (adj)
adverb (adv)
verb (vb)
conjunction (conj)
preposition (prep)
interjection (interj)
The reader is introduced to the marlin because Santiago sees one of the projecting sticks dip in the water (B).
In <em>The Old Man and the Sea</em>, the main character becomes aware of the presence of the marlin when he realizes something is tugging at his hundred-fathom-deep fishing line. Because of the strength of the bite, the stick to which the line is attached is pulled into the water. Santiago immediately recognizes the fish as being a large marlin.
We can see here that comparison strategy the author used in the passage is: advantages-versus-disadvantages comparison.
<h3>What is comparison?</h3>
Comparison actually refers to the way two things are seen to be similar or alike in some ways. Comparison is used to show why someone prefers one thing above another.
We can actually see here that the comparison strategy the author used in the passage is "advantages-versus-disadvantages comparison."
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